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Air National Guard Airman Cameron L. Dillavou graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

Dillavou is the son of Rene Dillavou of Colorado Springs and is a 2012 graduate of Colorado Springs Early Colleges.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John D. Curran

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John D. Curran has graduated from the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power School at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Goose Creek, S.C.

Nuclear Power School is a six-month course that trains officers and enlisted students in the science and engineering fundamental to the design, operation and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants.

Curran is the son of Jennifer Leach of Colorado Springs.

Army Pvt. Justis B. Shipp

Army Pvt. Justis B. Shipp has graduated from training at Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, Mo., that included basic military training and advanced individual training.

Shipp is a military police soldier assigned to the 787th Military Police Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood.

He is the son of Lisa and Sid Shipp of Pueblo West and is a 2012 graduate of Pueblo West High School.

Army Sgt. Chad Bone and
Staff Sgt. Steven Brandon

Fort Carson's Sgt. Chad Bone and Staff Sgt. Steven Brandon received the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal at a May 8 luncheon recognizing the post's top volunteers of 2012.

The medal, awarded to troops who volunteer substantial amounts of personal time, is a Department of Defense award.

Carson Volunteers of the Year

Valarie Adams, Katurah Combs, Erin Gates, Martha Reed and Erin Schoenfeldt were given Fort Carson's Volunteer of the Year award May 8 for volunteering at least 750 hours at the post during 2012.

Leslie Chaffin, Kaylyn Humercky, Anna Knowlton, Mary Studebaker-Reed and David Terrell Jr. were given Fort Carson's Youth Volunteer of the Year award for volunteering at least 100 hours at the post during 2012.